![]() ![]() Greenblatt also gushes over the “core memory” she shared with Robbie on set: During one lunch break, Robbie treated her to sushi and matcha lattes as they chatted about Frank Ocean and Lana Del Rey and played music for each other. All Greenblatt can say is, “Everyone had such a great time making it, and it really shows on camera.” A professional response, but also apparently true: During production, the cast would watch movies relating to Barbie every Sunday at Electric Cinema in Notting Hill, she says. Perhaps that’s where the humans come in, like Greenblatt, America Ferrera, and Will Ferrell, whose roles were recently confirmed via character posters. The plot of the film remains a hot-pink mystery, but the trailer released in April offers a hint: The kaleidoscopic Barbie Land is home to several Barbies (like Robbie, Issa Rae, Hari Nef, and Dua Lipa) and Kens (like Ryan Gosling, Simu Liu, and Ncuti Gatwa), but Robbie’s doll wants to venture into the Real World. That’s all I wanted.” When she was cast, Greenblatt’s mom and brother broke the news by surprising her with a Barbie cake and afternoon tea (because she’d be filming in London) while playing the song “Barbie Girl.”įrom left to right: Margot Robbie, Alexandra Shipp, Ariana Greenblatt, and America Ferrera in Barbie. “My only thought in my head was like, Look, however this goes, just cherish this moment forever the fact that you get to meet these two beautiful, inspiring women just at least once. During the audition process, she was just happy to be on Zoom with them both. That includes Gerwig and Margot Robbie, who’s producing and starring in Barbie, and whom Greenblatt has idolized ever since seeing Suicide Squad. “I’ve gotten to work with my dream actors that I would’ve never expected to even meet in my life.” And she would do what she does best and just be yourself.” The method has worked so far. “What would six-year-old Ariana do in this moment?” she says, referencing the age she started acting. In fact, if Greenblatt ever does get nervous about roles, she looks to her younger, and even more fearless, self for guidance. …They definitely keep me humble in the nicest way.”ĭespite being in class all day, she’s bubbly, animated, and energetic with the stage presence of a veteran performer. “Let me tell you,” she confesses, “teenage kids do not give a poop about what I’m doing. Some of her classmates might recognize her work, but they keep her grounded. “That’s definitely surreal and really crazy,” Greenblatt says of her career so far.īut right now, as she Zooms from her home in Los Angeles, she’s a regular high school sophomore, chilling in a gray hoodie and delicate layered necklaces. At 15, before even getting her driver’s permit, Ariana Greenblatt has starred in a Disney Channel show and an Avengers movie, braved the freezing cold onscreen with Adam Driver, and landed a role in one of the biggest films of the year: Greta Gerwig’s Barbie.
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